{"product_id":"private-worlds-jeremy-seabrook-9780745348421","title":"Private Worlds: Growing Up Gay in Post-War Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wonderful ... For anyone who has ever dreamt of leaving a small-town childhood behind them, this is going to wring your heart. It certainly did mine' \u003c\/b\u003e- Neil Bartlett, author of \u003ci\u003eAddress Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1950s suburban England, a friendship bloomed between Jeremy Seabrook and Michael O'Neill - two gay men coming of age at a time when homosexuality was still a crime. Their relationship was inflected by secrecy and fear; the shadows that had distorted their adolescent years were never wholly dispelled, long into their adult life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Lyrical, candid and poignant, this is a tale of sexual identity, working-class history and family drama. A memoir of unparalleled authenticity, \u003ci\u003ePrivate Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e is an elegy for a doomed friendship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Seabrook\u003c\/b\u003e has been writing books for over half a century. His articles have been featured in the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written plays for stage, TV and theatre, some in collaboration with his close friend, Michael O'Neill. His many books include \u003ci\u003ePeople Without History: India's Muslim Ghettos\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCut Out: Living Without Welfare\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy Seabrook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745348424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745348421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.04w x 0.79d","brand":"Jeremy Seabrook","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44132360225023,"sku":"9780745348421","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4026f146-6225-4038-b6c8-0b79c4e2c9be.jpg?v=1687479734","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/private-worlds-jeremy-seabrook-9780745348421","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}